The College of the Bahamas (COB) is a public institution of higher education with campuses located throughout the Bahamas. Its main campus located is the capital city of Nassau, on the island of New Providence.
COB was established in 1974 as an act of the Parliament of the Bahamas. It was the created via the merger of the Bahamas Teachers' College, the San Salvador Teachers' College, the C. R. Walker Technical College, and the Sixth Form Programm...
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The College of the Bahamas (COB) is a public institution of higher education with campuses located throughout the Bahamas. Its main campus located is the capital city of Nassau, on the island of New Providence.
COB was established in 1974 as an act of the Parliament of the Bahamas. It was the created via the merger of the Bahamas Teachers' College, the San Salvador Teachers' College, the C. R. Walker Technical College, and the Sixth Form Programme of the Government High School. In 1975 the College of the Bahamas opened its doors to students.
Today the college offers certificates, diplomas, associate's degrees, and bachelor's degrees to over 5,000 students (of whom 40 percent are part-time). It also offers master's degrees in conjunction with several universities and soon hopes to achieve university status.
Since 2006 Janyne Hodder has been the College's president. Hodder is a Canadian academic and Bahamian permanent resident; who in replaced acting-president Dr. Rhonda Chipman Johnson...
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